[Ubuntu Chicago] Meeting proposal

[George Lesica]

stupid stupid gmail, send it to the list not to the person it's
supposedly from...

Downtown is easier for me, especially if it's a day when there's a
chiglug meeting since i'm trying to hit up all of those now. So
actually 16th at institute of design would be peachy for me (as long
as kevin is cool with getting there early) since it would kill 2
meetings with one slingshot or something.

just my 2 cents... george

On Jan 30, 2008 4:38 PM, Patrick Green <patlgreen at gmail.com> wrote:
> The only place I have booking access to is CLC.  I can make any date happen
> there.  However, if someone has access to another location, I am open.  :)
>
>
>
> On Jan 30, 2008 4:36 PM, Kevin Harriss <special.kevin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Where were you planning to hold this meeting?  I might be able to
> > attend depending on its location and time.  February 23rd would work
> > best for me, I wouldn't be able to do February 16th unless we met at
> > Institute of Design before the Chicago LUG meeting on that day.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Jan 30, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Patrick Green wrote:
> >
> > > I am proposing a meeting.  The meeting can be done in a combo of
> > > methods.  People who can physically attend may do so and then we
> > > can teleconference in the other people .  I can get access to one
> > > of those fancy uber cool conference speaker phones.  People who
> > > cannot attend the meeting physically may feel free to dial in.
> > >
> > > The goal would be to discuss the below ideas that have been
> > > proposed in the past week.  All are good ideas.  We discuss the
> > > pros and cons and the realistic expectations of them.We use how
> > > they fit in to the Ubuntu philosophy as our benchmark and move from
> > > there to the bricks and mortar.
> > >
> > > Once we have the ideas fleshed out, we then find volunteers willing
> > > to be the project lead(s) for the proposals and then we take the
> > > proposals to the Chicago Ubuntu LoCo community to put to a vote.
> > > (we can discuss how to vote at the meeting).
> > >
> > > We need to have this meeting set with enough lead time that those
> > > who want to attend have ample time to attend.  I am thinking either
> > > Feb 16 or Feb 23 would be good dates.  We give it a finite time of
> > > say....3 hours and stick with the time.  If we have to table some
> > > of the items for another meeting...fine.  But if we stay focused
> > > and are willing to compromise, we can get this done in three
> > > hours.  Many people brought up some good points about the desktop
> > > training and I am compiling those into a list of concerns we can
> > > discuss.  From there, spend the next week or two looking at the
> > > list below and contemplating the ideas.  If you have another new
> > > idea...add it to the mix, but save concerns about the ideas
> > > proposed for the meeting.  If you cannot attend the meeting either
> > > in person or remotely, find another person in the group who shares
> > > your concerns and ask them to be your "proxy" to ensure that all
> > > concerns or suggestions get voiced so that we...as a
> > > community...can make these things happen and make a dent.
> > >
> > > Once we have our commitment to projects...we should share them to
> > > all the Loco groups so they can get the revolution underway.  :)
> > >
> > > 1) The Ubuntu Desktop Classroom.
> > >
> > > 2) The Ubuntu Classroom Except for Servers:
> > >
> > > This project would be the same idea of the Ubuntu Classroom but focus
> > > more on setting up basic servers.
> > > - Teach How-to Setup LAMP
> > > - Drupal
> > > - Wordpress
> > > - Basic Security
> > >
> > > 3) Work with Free Geek Chicago
> > >
> > > Free Geek Chicago accepts donations of used computers and then
> > > installs Xubuntu on them to give to people.  For someone to receive a
> > > computer they volunteer for 20 hours, which usually teaches them some
> > > basic concepts of computers.  Working with them could be good for both
> > > parties, Free Geek would get some more volunteers with linux
> > > experience and the LOCO would get more exposure in the city.
> > >
> > > 4) Hold Installfests
> > >
> > > This will help bring Ubuntu to new users.  Some people are fearful to
> > > install linux themselves as they still think it is somewhat magical.
> > > An installfest give those people a safe environment to install linux
> > > with the help of seasoned linux veterans.
> > >
> > > 5) Advocate Ubuntu to Local Government
> > >
> > > Write letters to local politicians about the benefits of using Ubuntu
> > > and adhering to open document standards.  Even just offer yourselves
> > > as potential contacts if they need some information on the topic.
> > >
> > > These are just some project ideas I have had in my head for awhile.  I
> > > wish you all the best of luck with all future projects and hope I can
> > > help out whenever possible.
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